Books in the Philosophy: The Classic Readings series

A collection of the influential attempts to depict the fundamental nature of reality or being-from Spinoza's doctrine of a single, indivisible substance to Russell's "logical atomism" and from the Buddha's account of a casual interrelated world to Leibniz's one of causally independent "monads".

Contains historic writings on aesthetics, stretching from Plato to Collingwood, and is useful for both students and researchers who take the traditions of aesthetic thought seriously. This volume includes: Hume's essay on taste and Schopenhauer's discussion of music, and writings by Chinese and Indian thinkers, such as Mo Tzu and Coomaraswamy.

Presents the central texts in the history of moral philosophy. This volume includes some classics from other traditions such as the debate between the two Confucians, Mencius and Hsun Tzu, and the early chapters from "The Bhagavad Gita".

From Plato to Quine, this text provides a collection of the essential, classic readings in the theory of knowledge. It contains 20 historical contributions, from the earliest times to Wittgenstein and from China to the USA. Several of the texts address the problem of scepticism.

Concise, chronologically-arranged collection of the classic readings in theory of knowledge. Includes non-western philosophical texts. Includes substantial editorial introduction to epistemology and useful introductions to each classic reading.

A collection of the influential attempts to depict the fundamental nature of reality or being - from Spinoza's doctrine of a single, indivisible substance to Russell's "logical atomism" and from the Buddha's account of a casual interrelated world to Leibniz's one of causally independent "monads".